Luke 1:49 “For He who is mighty has done great things for me, And holy is His name.” Holy is His Name! He Who is the Mighty One has indeed done great things! This should be the testimony of all of God’s people. Though we may think He has not done for us what…
Luke 1:48 “For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant;For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.” That is how the Lord is. He uses the weak of this world. He calls the low to teach the high. He makes those who man has snubbed his leaders and ministers. But this…
Luke 1:47 “And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.” Mary here states a doctrinal truth that the ancient Jews understood well. Unfortunately, we tend to miss it nowadays. God is not our Savior because Jesus died on the cross. Jesus died on the cross because God is our Savior. Being the Savior…
Luke 1:46 ”And Mary said:“My soul magnifies the Lord,” Usually we use the word ‘magnify’ to describe making something very small very big. That’s not what is meant here. God is not small. Nor does He need to be made bigger. However, we use a magnifying glass or microscope to reveal things about an…
Luke 1:45 “Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.” This is a message straight from the Lord to Mary via Elizabeth. There is always blessing associated with belief. And why? It honors God. He wants us to pay attention to…
Luke 1:44 “For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.” Elizabeth knew her son was chosen to be the prophet of the Most High. He would herald the arrival of the Messiah. Perhaps the most interesting thing in this verse…
Luke 1:43 “But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” In ancient Greek the construction of sentences was quite different from English. Needless to say, some explanation is helpful here. The emphasis of Elizabeth’s words is placed on the idea of a personal visit from…
Luke 1:42 “Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!” This is a similar message to what Mary received from Gabriel. Though Elizabeth had not heard that message, she said almost the same thing. Of course, this is because…
Luke 1:41 “And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.” It seems that Elizabeth experienced a share of the special blessing of John. As a woman of faith herself, this was not inappropriate. But, she was in…
Luke 1:40 “and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.” We must be careful not to forget the differences that existed in travel in those days. Being in a hurry, Mary likely had no way to alert Elizabeth to her arrival. So, this was a surprise. Mary probably greeted Elizabeth from the door…